Nearly a year ago, the Rapidan Dam and surrounding area were hit by major flooding.​ It cost one family their home​ and ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. Officials in Blue Earth County are closely monitoring the Rapidan Dam southwest of Mankato Monday amid concerns about a potential dam failure.

Storms at the start of summer elevated the Blue Earth River to very high levels, and when the debris accumulating at the top of the Rapidan Dam slowed the flow down, the water found somewhere else ...

Part of a house perched on the edge of the Blue Earth River in Minnesota collapsed into raging waters as deadly flooding that hit the Midwest threatened the nearby Rapidan Dam, which was built in ...

The Blue Earth County Historical Society says the dam opened in 1910, doubling Mankato's electric power capacity. The National Inventory of Dams rated the dam in poor condition as of April 2023 ...

BLUE EARTH COUNTY, Minn. — Officials in southern Minnesota confirm a "partial failure" has occurred at the site of the Rapidan Dam on the Blue Earth River south of Mankato. In a news release ...